Gant, of Jackson, is charged with one count of business burglary. He is in custody of the city of Clinton Police Department and is being held on a $1 million bond.

Gant has a 2008 conviction for burglary of the El Sombrero Restaurant in Clinton and was currently out on bond for burglary of a Mexican restaurant in Ridgeland.

Police describe the suspect as a career criminal with at least 13 arrests for drug possession, business and residential burglary dating back to 1991. Gant’s record includes arrests in Indianola, Greenville, Richland, Ridgeland, Jackson, Hinds County and Clinton.